well last week i was at the junkyard and there was a 2004 pontiac vibe with a 1zzfe with only 38,xxx so i picked it up thinking i would sell it on newcelica.org which i did for 500.

then my luck on craigslist for was a 2000 celica gt 5spd locally for 2500 with blown motor and some nice 16 inch motegi wheels. i called right away and picked it up. so i am swapping the motor out as you can see with the 1zz-fe that i got from a 04 pontiac vibe.. took the bumper off to sand the bottom part cause the tow truck driver chipped the paint.

the other vehicle was a 92 civic 4dr. i was at the police auction. they ripped the bumper off by towing it. the great thing is the CAR HAS ONLY 23,XXX. it was owned by a old man. picked that up for 700 bucks. i ran a car fax report and it was a one owner and it was the original miles. do not know why it was there. picked up a bumper from certifit for 35 bucks new. the motor is spotless and still has the original honda spark plugs in it. the thing runs like a champ. looking to sell it after i get it painted from maaco.

also my sister picked up a 00 corolla that needed a front bumper and a hood for 900 bucks, the pics are the corolla before painted at maaco. it looks much better know. bought the corolla from the insurance auction. also i bidded on a 2007 scion tc that was missing headlights, bumper and airbags. for 2500 and some one out bidded me for a 100 bucks and picked it up. really wanted it too.

as know the corolla/matrix/vibe needs three holes drilled into the block for the axle support to bolt on and drop it into a celica. well after i took the motor apart. i swapped out the bottom pieces that connect bewteen block and oil pan where you drill the holes. so after swapping that out there was no need to drill hole here are some pics of what i am talking about

mostly to turn them around and make a profit. here is another miata i have been driving. bought it for 400 that needed a top,paint bumper and a hood. after about 1 grand. it looks like this. was thinking about slapping a greddy turbo kit on it. but just going to keep it as is and sell it. plus ran out of money. this little money i had saved up for a new mr2 i just spent on these cars.

Nice buys.. especially nice since you can do the work an thats pretty cheapo on some great cars! Nice work.

Cavanagh

01-17-2008, 12:43 AM

Seems like some good pickups! Hopefully you'll make enough back for your MR2.

Oh BTW, that Civic will prolly be running longer than you'll be alive, i cant belive there are only 23k on it.

Mr Celica

01-17-2008, 12:57 AM

you should totally turbo the civic add a huge wing and some 15" rims and race it.

...don't forget the underglow

j/p

celicatrd93

01-17-2008, 12:57 AM

Seems like some good pickups! Hopefully you'll make enough back for your MR2.

Oh BTW, that Civic will prolly be running longer than you'll be alive, i cant belive there are only 23k on it.
hehehe you are right. that thing will run for a while and mean a while. would not mind keeping the celica but do not really want another celica UNLESS ITS A ALLTRAC :bigthumbu but really want a mr-s. dont know really what to do with my celica....do not want to spend no more money into it. value is still the same. need a new project.

Joeye27

01-17-2008, 01:54 AM

wow! nice, how do you go about buying these cars at an auction you have a dealer license??? is that how it works??

celicaGT90_05

01-17-2008, 02:21 AM

argh I want a vibe gt damn it! What was wrong with the vibe?

4thgenceli

01-17-2008, 02:45 AM

Hook it up with a trucK!!!! I need a pickup.

celicatrd93

01-17-2008, 03:29 AM

the corolla was bought at a insurance auction and you do need a dealers lisence which was not hard to get. you had to fill out some paperwork and show them you have lot or a shop to put the cars and some other few things and you are good to go. the civic was bought at a police auction. it is open to everyone and anyone older then 21. last week they had 01 vette and a 1997 celica that was both banged up pretty bad. the 2000 celica was purchased from craigslist.

celicatrd93

01-17-2008, 03:32 AM

argh I want a vibe gt damn it! What was wrong with the vibe?
the vibe was rolled over and hit in the front pretty bad. luckly for me the thing was hit so hard there was no front end so it was easy to pull the motor out. it took about 2 hours. it was a self serve yard. i picked up the motor for 105 with tax and if i bring in the old motor they will give me a 30 core charge. so the motor came out to 75 bucks and a maaco paint job 3000 total for everything and i will sell it for about 5500-6000 with a new motor and paint.

Joeye27

01-17-2008, 09:10 AM

awsome good for you! i cant believe with all those cars you havent picked one for youself i guess your just waiting for that all -trac to come along...hope you get one!

celicatrd93

01-17-2008, 04:05 PM

wanting more of a mr-s now then a alltrac, really starting to hate dealing with old cars a bit.

burnyd

01-17-2008, 05:14 PM

wow nice pick ups

Slider

01-17-2008, 06:50 PM

Wow those are some great deals. I need to hit one of these auctions up around here.

extremeskillz

01-17-2008, 06:56 PM

I agree. Thats a good to make money too. keep it up and hopefully an Alltrac will some out somewhere.

Cavanagh

01-17-2008, 09:07 PM

errr....you want an MR-S Spyder?

Joeye27

01-17-2008, 11:06 PM

mr-s spyders are really nice.. every year i see them getting lower and lower with the price.. saw one here lowest was 7000 not bad...affordable mid engine :bigthumbu

92st184

01-18-2008, 05:28 AM

nice find ont he 7th gen. that civic engine is clean!

Chris

01-18-2008, 06:27 AM

errr....you want an MR-S Spyder?

From what I hear they're great at handling. If you want more power I guess you could always swap the engine out for the Celica 7th gen GTS engine, 1zzxyw something or another.

Smaay

01-18-2008, 06:29 AM

Dude! did you check all your clearances? did you check the crank? you are NOT supposed to swap the block halves. they are line honed for each other. Toyota is good about their tolerances but you are making a huge gamble swapping those parts. i hope it holds to gether. i hope the crank stays in balance.

sheep

01-18-2008, 06:30 AM

wow i need to head to the autions lol can find some good deals, im still kickin myself for passing up a little toyota pick up that my dad found at a police autions, the whole body was linered, and it needed a new back window and the passenger side window, it had a 4.5in lift and 33s, i turned it down becuz i didnt know if it ran and i wasnt there to actually look at it myself, but the guy that bought it paid 650 and had a key made and he drove it right off the lot

celicaGT90_05

01-18-2008, 07:46 AM

you REALLY can find great deals at auto auctions, there is one about 50 minutes from here. My mom knows someone who went to it, bought some Jaguar for either $2g or 5g and sold it for way way more. I'd love to get in to that and get money....might be an idea, but I dont have the money to buy anything worth while anyway

celicatrd93

01-18-2008, 08:55 PM

Dude! did you check all your clearances? did you check the crank? you are NOT supposed to swap the block halves. they are line honed for each other. Toyota is good about their tolerances but you are making a huge gamble swapping those parts. i hope it holds to gether. i hope the crank stays in balance.
already checked it and just going to drill and tap 3 new holes.not going to mess with swapping them out